Characteristics and foundations of an ideal society
Every person has thought, at least once in their life, that it would be nice if there were no disease, no crime, no poverty, and/or for some other improvement in the Human condition.
History of Hospitals Delivery of Inpatient Services
Hospitals
From the earliest days of our Republic, government and private providers have struggled to meet the challenges of providing and funding adequate medical care to individuals living within the Country. Notably but not exclusively due to wars and depressions, the government and private providers saw individuals "falling through cracks" in the health care system, and repaired the cracks with legislation, funding and monitoring. The result has been a uniquely American health care system. Furthermore, that health care system will become even more unique as Baby Boomers increasingly join the ranks of the elderly, resulting in the need for greater health care, the need for some alternate funding for Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, and the need for a greater concentration on chronic diseases of the elderly.
Intelligence Pathologies the Church Committee
The Church Committee Investigations which began in 1974 after the Watershed Scandal in President Nixon's administration found that intelligence agencies had unlimited executive power. The committee found that intelligence agencies abused this power and harassed and disrupted targeted groups and individuals, spied on citizens, assassination plots, manipulation and infiltration of businesses and media. Recommendations made by the Church Committee in the 1970s concerning intelligence agencies have been overlooked. As President Nixon's administration gave more executive power to intelligence agencies during his reign, so did President Bush. Intelligence agencies acquired executive authority after 9/11 are founded on the rhetoric of the war on terrorism, finding weapons of mass destruction in Iraq and identifying the link between Iraq and Al-Qaida. The agencies have carried out executive authority of unwarranted surveillance at home and abroad, arresting and detaining citizens and groups in secret prisons abroad, using enhanced interrogation, and denying detainees legal representation. It is evident these executive power has made intelligence agencies intractable after 9/11 as they were in the post cold war era. This executive power has made intelligence checkpoints like the congressional oversight committees, FISA court and the 1978 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act invaluable.